Eupithecia zelmira
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species:
E. zelmira
Binomial name
Eupithecia zelmira
Swett & Cassino, 1920

Eupithecia zelmira is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Louis W. Swett and Samuel E. Cassino in 1920.[1][2] It is found in the US states of Oregon and California.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are white with four brown patches along the costa and a somewhat darker terminal area with smoky brown suffusion.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from February to July and in December.

References

  1. ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eupithecia zelmira Swett & Cassino 1920". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ↑ "910393.00 – 7555 – Eupithecia zelmira – Swett & Cassino, 1920". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  3. ↑ McDunnough, James H. (1949). "Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 93: 533–728.


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